I'm Not High: But I've Got A Lot Of Crazy Stories About Life As A Goat Boy, A Dad, And A Spiritual Warrior (2010) - Plot & Excerpts
Rather disappointed because I expected this book to be laugh-out-loud hilarious all the way through. Instead, I found it to be mildly amusing in places with only a couple of hilarious incidents.Mr. Breuer comes across as rather directionless in life and seems to have a hard time sticking with what he knows is right. At the same time there is a strong providential force working in his life. Yet he has no clue what that force is, and seems to have no interest in finding out.Still, the stories of his father's later years pulls it up to 3 stars. Otherwise, it would have been 2. I should preface this review by saying it was only $5, I purchased it during my local Borders going-out-of-business sales. This is a memoir of the comedian Jim Breuer, formerly of Saturday Night Live, he is best known for his portrayal of Goatboy and Joe Pesci. He currently does a once a week comedy show on Sirius XM, and frequently appears on Stern and Opie and Anthony's radio show. Did we really need a memoir from a C-list celebrity/comedian like Breuer? Well, no, of course not. But... it's actually not half-bad (I wanted to give it 2.5 stars, but they don't allow that on Goodreads), there's a few funny anecdotes from being on the road as a standup comedian, his early days working with Tracy Morgan, and his SNL years. His stories of SNL pretty much mirror what everyone who works on that show has always said - it's basically a big pain in the ass with lots of petty politics permeating the whole operation, but at the same time an amazing experience. Some of his anecdotes are surprisingly poignant even. However, the sum of the parts in the book don't really add up to anything overly deep or extraordinary (and Breuer's connections of seeming coincidences in his life to divine intervention are frankly just cringe-worthy at times), so I can't strongly recommend buying the book... but if you happen to see it at a bargain basement bin in your local bookstore, then it might be worth checking out.
What do You think about I'm Not High: But I've Got A Lot Of Crazy Stories About Life As A Goat Boy, A Dad, And A Spiritual Warrior (2010)?
Very entertaining and insightful. I really enjoy his shows.
—oologah3
